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W&L Alums Win Award at Arkansas Law School

Two members of Washington and Lee's Class of 2010 — Jon Brown and Donavon Sawyer — won the 2012 William H. Sutton Barristers' Union Trial Competition at the University of Arkansas School of Law earlier this fall. Jon and Donavon are second-year law students there.

A total of 32 teams competed in the two-week, tournament-style event, which was open to all second- and third-year law students. The competition involved teams working with a previously drafted record, presenting an opening statement, examining and cross-examining witnesses and giving closing arguments in a mock trial setting.

The teams argued the fictional case of State of Lone Star v. Dennis Sloan. In the case, the State charged Sloan with filing a fraudulent insurance claim to obtain funds to avoid foreclosure on his house. Sloan contended that the theft associated with the claim was carried out by his former girlfriend’s brother.

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